UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing a happy end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had gripped the country for days ... 12 ... Some rushed toward me and hugged me.”. The massive rescue mission had many on edge ... .
Thirty-five-year-old Traoré is the world’s youngest leader, and has won local support since taking power ... – A local resident from Djibo ... “This complicates the humanitarian response, as it is more difficult to obtain adequate funding without a precise evaluation of the situation,” the aid worker told The NewHumanitarian, again asking not to be named.
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE - Sierra Leonean authorities were treating clashes that killed 21 people in the capital Freetown at the weekend as a failed coup attempt, officials told reporters on Tuesday ... The central prison and several police stations were stormed and hundreds of detainees escaped ... HANDSOME REWARD ... "The chair of authority... .
Moscow, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 28th Nov, 2023) Hurricane force winds, snowfall and flooding that swept parts of southern Russia, Ukraine and Moldova left at least 13 people dead Monday and almost two million without power, authorities said ... Russia's energy ministry said about 1.9 million people were affected by power cuts ... ....
Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as one of the Muslim world's most vocal critics of Israel's onslaught on Gaza in response to Hamas October 7 attack. He has branded Israel a "terrorist state" and called Hamas "a liberation group" ... - 'Permanent peace' - ... ....
officials said ... The Israelis have been receptive when administration officials have raised these concerns, the official said ... Sign up ... The WorldHealthOrganization has warned that the war has caused a burgeoning public health crisis that is a recipe for epidemics as displaced Palestinians have been forced to take shelter in cramped homes and camps.
More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if the health and sanitation systems are not repaired, the WorldHealthOrganization (WHO) has said ... list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Starvation and disease’ stalk Gaza as fuel shortages block aid. Agencies. list 2 of 4Photos ... end of list ... Mohammed Hajjar/AP] ‘Risk of major outbreaks’ ... .
THE truce in Gaza has been extended by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands and laid waste to the Palestinian enclave ... It said these included three female prisoners and 30 minors ... .
“We live in an interconnected world ... He noted that it’s not just the impact of floods and saltwater on food and water supplies at stake, but the viability of small islands and entire cities on coasts across the world ... Leaders must not let the hopes of people around the world for a sustainable planet melt away.”.
"Not only is their world changing – with water sources drying up and terrifying weather events becoming stronger and more frequent – so too is their well-being as climate change affects their mental and physical health" ... "Leaders must not let the hopes of people around the world for a sustainable planet melt away.
NEW DELHI — At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said.The weather damaged houses and killed livestock across western Gujarat state.Storms....
A group of UN experts called for full and independent investigations into crimes committed in Israel and Palestine in a joint statement on Monday ... Israel launched a massive military offensive in the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 ... The official Israeli death toll stands at 1,200. .